Truly Malaysian??

"KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA is starting a food fight.

Laksa, nasi lemak, Hainanese chicken rice, chilli crab and bak kut teh are all Malaysian dishes, Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen declared.

On Wednesday, Datuk Seri Dr Ng accused other countries of 'hijacking' local dishes such as laksa and nasi lemak, and said it was high time that Malaysia claimed them as Malaysian.

'We cannot continue to let other countries hijack our food,' she said, without naming the countries.

'Chilli crab is Malaysian. Hainanese chicken rice is Malaysian. We have to lay claim to our food,' the minister said after she launched the Malaysia International Gourmet Festival." Read more...

How can they make such ownership themselves?? How can they claim bak kut teh is their signature dish when it contain pork. O.O Firstly fight with us for that piece of rock, now food also want to fight about taking ownership. Oh come on, this is not the way to do things.